Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-25

! 10 votes; lrGlaQQ, q strong second, VILE
80 to 40 votes; Reagan, so to 81 votss,
and Terrell the balance, with possibility
OF Terrell cutting little deeper into
| Reagan or Ireland. The first ballot in
this contest will amount TO nothing so far
as the result IS concerned. Some of the
| members VINO are instructed for M2Xey
are strong for other candidates, ard otn-
ers instructed for other candidates are
great admirers of Maxey. Most of the
members, however, are -uniEstruaFed.
There are about thirty members of
the Legislature who are really less con-
cerned about the senatorial race than is
the average citizen ii private life. They
claim that they are to be in Austin but q
short time, and That there are other and
heavier duties to which they can devote
their abilities than in quarreling for an
| inde finite time between four or five men,
any one OF whom would be acceptable 10
their constituents. With these facts in
view it would seem that the contest will
not BE- prolonged but will end in
side of three days. Many cnti-
cisms have been made against Sem
ator Maxey for leaving Washington dur
ng the session of Congress to attend to
his own private candidacy, but | doubt if
these arguments have been detrimental to
him, for as he says himself, six years ago,
when he was certain ;hat his cleo
ton WAS beyond question, he
was rerequested by members of
the legislature to come 10 Austin, which
he did in obedience to their desires. He
says further that he is now at Austin al
the rt quest of members of the lsglsla-
ture, that they have right to see and
talk to the men they are to select as their
represent atives.
His friends say that he has made faith
full servant, which entities him to be re
elected. His workers gre intelligent,
polite and gentleman Y. They are work
ing smoothly for their man and claim that
he is certain of election.
ANY one who for a moment thinks that
John Ireland IS not strong man, GER
tainly has not been upon the ground. His
friends, whose name are legion, are do
ing the most untirlDg work for him that
has ever been done in Texas for any
candidate for senatorial hOnorS. They
work with industry and talk with judg-
maut. His friends seem to be the most
devoted OF any candidate IN the field.
They are ready to meet any argument
that may be used against him and have
any number to use in his favor. He is
running strong race and unless the
tables turn, which they are liable to do
IN any direction, the man VINO beats him
will know that ne has had race.
John II. Reagan, in the judgment of
most people, stands Al chance to be the |
next senator. While he does not enter
the race with SO many votes
as MaXey or ireland, still his |
friends claim for him that he is the
second choice OF enough Of the mem
bers to EJECT ihim as against any other
candidate, giving that candidate all the |
votes he Can get. His friends are conf |
dent Of his election and say that he will |
grow from the first ballot. They claim |
that his long service to the country, his
prestige as q member Of the lower House |
and the fact of his not being a candidate |
but being called by the voice of the great
body of the people. he will, in oDedt-
ence to the wishes CT that peo
pie, be triumphantly elected as
the representa- IN fact, as he
now is in the hearts of the body polite.
They spurn the argument that he did not
come out like the balance aud submit his
claims 10 the people, bat ran for another
office to which he was elected. They say
trat TIE flee of United States Senator is
one so dignlfed in its proportions. so re-
spOnsible in it's attributes, and SO hon
cred in the possession thereof, that it
should seek the man, and not the man
the office, and that John H. Reagan is too
We'll known in Texas, his reputation too
wide spread, to make it necessary for him
to become a candidate to entitle him TO
the position.
A ". Terrell has many strong admir-
ers in the Legislature. His friends claim
Tor him that he has the interest Of the
state at heart, that he is by far the ain
lest m an of the four candidates; that hi
eloquence and brilliancy as compared to
lis opponents is as the sun is to the
he schoOlboy. If his friends become con-
election they will rally around
lie has the credit of having, but if he fails
Ind the state loses SO brilliant repre-
sentative, he can rest assured that bis
canvass through Texas has been one not
only of information to it's citizens, but
will be the cause Of the passage of much
needed legislation. 1t IS but poor argu-
uSuI " lily Iulu IuI ulhu u say his
opposition to Terrell is that he is "too
smart" In my humble judgment those
re the kind OF men We need in the halls
If Congress.
Now you have my views of the four
aGdidates. If you can say which will ,,
re elected. you Can say more than can. ;
While there seems TO be or might be ,
ONE bitterness between the participants, :
hat bitterness has not reached the men, ,
ers of the Legislature. They are !
4 fine humor over the matter. 4,
t may be that some of these
romlnent candidates will be elected. r
ianY members here are anxious for the
honorable Olin Weilborn to allow his u
anne to be used from the begitningI {
his, however, it is understood, he has |
eclined to do. If his name is mentionedsfI
always creates an uneasiness in the
Kinds of the supporters of theft
Their candidates. Barnett Gibbs Ill
efae to knife him OUT at shy !
me. In view of the fact that MIR. E
7ellborn is not candidate. and ,rffuses FL
D be 80, although his friends ntsfm that |
e would be the second man on the first I
allot and grow with every ballot, the 6